hi. i'm beth troutman with the best videos on this fourth of july. it is time to get your cherry bomb on "right this minute." why just light a fuse when you can use hammers with -- >> explosives taped on to them. >> the story behind the fireworks rave that's the winner hands down. to enjoy the lake this fourth of july, but -- >> don't do this. >> why this jet ski head-on could have been way worse.

>> [ bleep ], bull p[ bleep ]. >> that little one is the runt. >> a holiday wonder as a deer wanders around the woods. the heartbreaking rejection and the heroes who saved a scared fawn. and plus, a cool fruit and a cool cake. something new to do at the picnic. and fresh from the usa gal -- ♪ fireworks >> the president's song. it is a new party anthem on one fired up fourth of july. now, this is a crazy celebration. while americans like to light their fireworks, this is how they do it in a village in mexico. did you see that? >> they are smashing stuff with sledge hammers and it is exploding. >> so people have the hammers, but at the end, there are explosives taped on to them. they are doing this to celebrate the patron saint of the town and

they do it every february to celebrate the festival. in the video, you will see them putting the explosives on the end of this pole which will eventually turn into an explosive hammer. these explosives are also homemade. apparently they spend weeks putting these little cartridges together. >> this is fun. i want to do it. >> well, i don't know, because every year there are injuries and most of them superficial. >> good grief. that guy's head almost got blown off. >> wait until you see this next one. >> whoa! my gosh. >> yeah, that sent his hammer flying back. >> and dudes are doing this, but any women doing this? >> no, that ri smart. they are at home. >> we at "right this minute" of course hope that everybody has

an awesome time out on the water for this holiday weekend, but maybe a couple of videos of examples of don't do this. people out on the jet ski enjoying their time. this video is from juke in, and yeah, you saw it. >> [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. >> dude, are you all right? >> yeah, but my knee though. holy [ bleep ]. >> it seems as though someone had lost control here. >> the good thing is that after they run into each other, you can hear them. >> no, no, it hurts. >> sounds like the one guy banged up the knee, but all in all, it sounds like they are okay after this. >> [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. oh! >> that was like a jet ski folly. this video has jet ski super skills. this dude is out there jumping over the wake behind this boat. that is pretty cool, right? but it is really exciting for this particular dude here.

>> oh! >> he really loves what he is seeing so much so that -- he falls right in. >> i think there was something in the moon sauce that he was drinking. >> well, the dude loved it so much that he lost a little control and fell right into the water. they circle around and the guy is probably all right. you are looking at some of the aftermath from the black forest fire in colorado. 500 structures were destroyed and thousands of people had to be evacuate while they were fight i fighting this, but some animals were also victims of this. you can see the doe with the two little fawns in an area that is destroyed. >> cute little things, aren't they. >> but as you can see, there is a little fawn a little bit older than the other two following the doe. the people living in the area started watching them

interacting and taking the video. they believe that fawn had been orphaned. >> that deer lost its mama probably in the fire. >> they noticed that the doe was chasing away the fawn and kicking it whenever it tried to get milk. >> the fawn was dehydrated. >> we will call the wildlife rescue and get help for this little fawn. >> so the sheriff's office came out to help rescue the fawn. look at how patient they are kind of creeping around, because it is skittish and it took off when they got close. you can see the two deputies creeping up on this fawn, so they can eventually scoop it up. . t?ok at this one deputy hold in i can't believe how docile it got once they picked it up. and now the fawn was taken to a rehab facility, because they

want to make sure it is okay, and it will be later released back into the wild. >> apparently she is. >> of course, you are. >> what a great act of kindness. we know this, fireworks can be incredibly dangerous. in this particular video, the poster says they bought one of the 200-gram fireworks cakes and basically a bunch of firecrackers in a bunch. >> yes, and so this guy is putting the fire krcracker cake next to this area before he lights it. and then the fireworks start to go off. but keep watching. >> oh. oh. oh! >> oh, no! >> the post over the video said that he did not secure the

firework cake effectively so that the fireworks were shooting out at the guy behind the camera. >> you know if you watched the very first firework the cake kind of wobbles a little bit. you can tell that it is not super secure. >> luckily nobody is injured and the guy behind the camera is laugh laughing. they call it a near death experience, but be careful when you are light iing the firework. >> whew! >> looking for something new to grill up this holiday? >> are they raw? >> they are raw and ready. >> and i imagine crunchy. crunchy like popcorn. >> see theta tasty twist to thi backyard barbeque. >> and the mighty chipmunk who is not afraid of anything. >> oh, my gosh!

men love to grill stuff -- steaks, pork chops, ribs, hot dogs, buggrgers, si kais a cica >> yes, and you know this time of the year, the coast is being bombarded by the cicadas. >> and little kosher salt and glaze and here his son is

individu videoing. he is taking the legs off. >> are they precooked or raw bugs? >> they are raw and ready to be eaten. he has eaten them before and he gives us an idea of what you eat them underprepared. >> the once i ate raw tasted like raw walnuts and tasted like snot. >> he is grill iing them so the will taste better than the ones he had raw. >> that is gorgeous. look at that. >> i imagine crunchy, too, like popcorn. >> let me show you the other side. oh, yes, these are almost ready. >> does he eat them? >> yes, he does actually eat them. >> go ahead. >> actually, pretty good. >> i would imagine that all of the pineapple and olive oil would mas k a lot of the flavor of anything. if you can get past the look of the bug, it is probably not bad.

>> but with the bugs, it is not the taste, but the texture like the legs and wings that are the bad thing. >> so if you have extra people, catch some cicadas and grill them up. fireworks can be fun if you are safe about it. jeremiah is having fun to view fireworks in a different way. this has the matrix bullet effect to it. >> yeah, the 360 thing. >> he is shooting little rockets and the pack of missile-type things, and a bottle rocket here. each one of of the shots are in slow motion, and it kind of wraps around him in a 360 degree motion. with the smoke, this is fun to watch. >> and how did he do it? >> yeah, because it looks like the fireworks are shot right at the camera. but he put together a how-to video and shows you how to do it yourself. >> it was simple in that it was

simple sealing fan. the fan was hooked up to a box that was attached to the power source, and ten go-cart itself was attached to the stick that was attached to the fan light. >> so now it is not so cool, and it is like key yeano reeves. >> yes. >> and that is how he built the rig. >> the rig is simple and if you want to know how to make one for yourself, go the "right this minute," and click on best of rtm and check it on the mobile app as well. i have to warn you guys that you are about to be thoroughly entertained. this is calvin the cat. >> be nice to the chipmunk. be nice to the chipmunk. calvin, calvin, look at me. >> what is more entertaining about this video is the guy behind the camera. >> be nice to the chipmunk. yep, no. be kind.

yep, okay. chipmunk, quit attacking my cat. if you bite me, chipmunk. ugh, ugh! i'm scared of chipmunks. >> taking after him. >> no, no, no. william, come here. no, don't worry about the grilled cheese. >> oh, there was a grilled cheese involved in the story as well. >> now it got serious. >> the chipmunk runs, and they start to play a game of cat and mouse with the chipmunk. >> grab the cat. >> i want to grab the chipmunk. >> no, the chipmunk will bite you. it is a scary chipmunk. oh, no, the chipmunk. and calvin is not trying to hurt this thing whatsoever. >> calvin is not a fighter, but a lover. >> and more importantly, i think that we should listen to the guy behind the camera again. >> ah, ah! oh, god, i'm nervous from that chipmunk. a baseball team puts on a pitching contest, but there is a catch. >> it has been rigged so that

one specific girl could throw in the first pitch. see the special moment she gets thrown a curveball. and the crazy russian hacker claims that you can make homemade ice cream in minutes. >> very simple. >> the sweet recipe you will want to shake up this holiday weekend.

the crazy russian hacker is back with a really cool video. >> welcome back to my laboratory. >> but if you will notice right behind him, today, the experiment is food-related. >> today, i am going to show you how to make homemade ice cream, very simple. >> easy peasy. >> and if you like some toppings on the ice cream, measurement cups, table spoon, ice, couple of zip lock bags and more measurement cups. and gloves. >> you will need them. >> you take the milk and the half and half and sugar in it, and put it in a baggy and try to squeeze as much of the air out as you can, and the cool part. >> you grab another zip lock bag and put the ice in it, and then put a bunch of salt in there.

then put this mixture in there. >> that is when you need the dirty gloves, because that is when you will have it cold. >> you put the other bag into the other bag. >> and then you -- >> shake it! >> for five or ten minute, and it is frozen and ready to eat. you know exactly what is going into the ice cream. >> very important. >> and of course, it wouldn't be "right this minute" if we didn't try making our own ice cream. >> one cup of milk. >> one cup of half and half, and since more milk, i'm adding more sugar. >> don't forget to add the vanilla extract. >> more. more. shake it up a little bit. >> ooh, you can feel it getting much colder. >> and the vanilla. >> really shaking. yeah. that's pretty good. i think that we are good. >> nice job. >> that is fantastic. >> i have some chocolate. >> all right. >> it is great. >> delicious.

>> the cameraman from wmbs in myrtle beach, south carolina, showed up at a pelican ranch where the cheerleading team was having a little contest to see who could throw in the first beach. they had rigged the contest so that one specific girl could throw in the pitch. in the catcher's uniform is staff sergeant richard palmer. who is also -- >> hey, what's up, baby? >> daddy! >> oh. >> when in myrtle beach, he is a civilian, he is also a firefighter, and so he teamed up with the firefighters and the myrtle beach pelicans to pull off this very special welcome home surprise, and the folks at wmbs talked to the father and the daughter. >> when we got on the bus last night at 7:30, and 14-hour drive to get here. >> she thought that he was still

in afghanistan. >> she kept calling my number and i could not answer, because i was trying to pull it off. >> a lot of the moving parts there, and lot of people had to coordinate to make it come together. it is beautiful. >> i know that every single day my dad isway from his family it is hard on him, and it is hard on us. >> i love you, daddy. >> it is good to be home. >> it is time to celebrate the fourth of july, and the usa gal is going to sing about it. ♪ celebrate celebrate the fireworks ♪ >> here celebrating fourth of july with the presidents on the beach. >> awesome! >> see

you can add this to the list of fun summertime activity. this one could be a little dangerous. clear creek in winslow, arizona. the guy has a trampoline, a

full-sized tram e poe lean right down there by the water. >> yes. >> and it does look fun. these guys have some skills, and they are not like the everyday average joes, because they are pulling some crazy stunts here. at one point they kind of ditch the trampoline and go straight cliff diving. really good shots though from across the way. you can see how high up they are. that looks to be about, i don't know, 50 feet? pretty, e prpretty high. not the safest thing, although it looks like super fun. it doesn't look that dangerous, and they are not that high up with the trampoline and looks like perfect summer fun, especially in arizona where you don't find water like that everywhere. there is nothing more delicious during a hot summer day than a delicious sweet watermelon. >> yes! >> and i have a couple of videos. the first one i'm going the show you how to bust into your watermelon not using a knife or cutting board.

these guys are using rubberband after rubberband after rubberband. >> that is not going the work. >> at this point, they have a ton of rubberbands on there all right, and then they have more. and as they keep going, it totally works, but it blew up the water melon. >> wow. i can't belief that. >> the pressure from all of the rubberbands works, and it was almost a perfect cut. >> you can still salvage that one part. >> and this is a cool video, because i have never seen anything like it, but maybe some people have. but it is a fresh watermelon cake. i don't mean cake batter that tastes like watermelon, because the guys at the woodland bakery blog. you literally cut a watermelon in half. >> that is the cake there? >> the water melon is going to be the edge of the cake. >> you should choose a watermelon that is seedless. >> once you cut it. you put whipped cream over it and draw a pattern and cover the

whole thing and when it is covered you can cover it with additional fruit. >> and this is a healthy cake. >> and covered in whipped cream. >> less giuilty. >> you cut into it like any cake. >> no bake. i could make something like that. ♪ >> well, he brought us "friday" by rebecca black. ♪ friday friday ♪ got to get down on friday >> he brought us "it's thanksgiving" by nicole westbrook. and now it is the usa gal singing "fourth of july." ♪ celebrate celebrate ♪ it is washington ♪ john adams

♪ thomas jefferson >> and they have everybody from george washington to thomas jefferson to george bush. i have to say that the likeness is uncanny. this woman, her name is jasmina and competed to become the usa gal. the producer patrice wilson put together a contest. he looked for a new singer of the usa gal and more than 200 women tried to become the star of this video. and patrice makes a little rap appearance, and he raps about the presidents as well. ♪ fourth of july ♪ put your hands in the sky ♪ and you can be fresh ♪ with the surprise ♪ in the sky >> and one of the reasons that patrice wrote this song is because patrice just became a u.s. citizen, and he decided to write the lyrics based on the

information that he learned s studying for the naturalization contest. >> "friday" and "thanksgiving" and this one all huge viral hit s hits. and to see the entire video go to our website on right this minute.com and click on rtm or go see it on our mobile app. >> that is our show, everybody. get out there and have a good time until next time. get out there and have a good time until next time. ♪ it is time to have fun -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com now at 5:00 p.m.

thousands celebrate independence day palms rush to help -- paramedic rush to help people. >> labor talks continue as the bart strike finishes its 4th day. what bart is threatening to do. >> and a pet is sickened after eating poisonous meat balls. now other dogs and animals are at risk. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >> good evening. hello. i am gasia mikalian. >> and i am frank somerville. >> we begin with the holiday and the heat. bay area parks were jammed today. some were closed because they were so crowded. many people had trouble with the peat to the point paramedics had to be called. we have team coverage tonight. mark tamayo is tracking the heat but first to ktvu's tom vacar. >> reporter: look at this. these cars, believe it or not, are 6 miles away from the

park's entrance gate. this is how far some people were willing to walk to get to the lake, family and friends. >> reporter: wasn't even noon and the parking lots were fulled and closed to more cars. the only way in, on foot. they still had three miles to go on foot in brutal heat. >> our family is down there. it is a important holiday. we want to be together and go and swim in the lake. >> reporter: if you needed proof on how important parks are, this is it. >> i don't agree with this one. people is hot -- it is very hot. somebody can pass out. >> reporter: togetherness had a high price because getting there meant from road side parking outside the park. >> extremely hot. hydrating. heat stroke is a concern.

>> reporter: people made the park look like a crowded street fair. paramedics were summoned as people were over come by the heat. and the trip back up the hill was still to come. >> we are more than welcome to carpool and get everybody else out safe. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 p.m. one very remarkable reason why people are willing to put themselves through this. reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. livermore, some of the heat in the inland areas have been oppressive. this heat wave is about to break. ktvu's mark tamayo is here with a look at the temperatures. >> finally changes around the corner. day 7 of temperatures at or above 100 degrees. we have been talking about this since saturday morning. remains in place for a few re